Cantaloupe introduced a self-service commerce solution designed for hospitality suites at stadiums and venues. The new Suites solution allows suite owners to make changes to their food and beverage pre-orders up until a pre-selected time via a desktop or mobile app, giving them control over...
Consumers are increasingly engaging across multiple devices even for formerly passive activities, such as viewing films, creating a commerce opportunity for brands that can provide a frictionless shopping journey. In an interview with PYMNTS, Evan Bregman, general manager of streaming at food and lifestyle media...
Pringles is getting fancy as food and beverage brands turn to social media for inspiration on how best to reach their consumers. Kellogg Company, which owns the chip brand, announced Tuesday (Sept. 19) that Pringles is partnering with The Caviar Company to launch the “Crisps and Caviar...
Square has launched a consumer booking app that provides access to a large beauty and personal care businesses network. The new Square Go looks to offer convenience to consumers, allowing them to easily search, discover and schedule their beauty and personal care service appointments, the company said in...
Can small-scale rental car entrepreneurs take on giants like Hertz and Avis Budget? That’s what a group of these do-it-yourselfers aim to do, according to a report Saturday (July 22) by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). According to the report, these businesses are putting together vehicle fleets...
The Federal Reserve has signaled it will pause rate hikes. In the meantime, the U.S. consumer keeps spending. Economic data released over the past few days underpinned gains in the CE 100 Stock Index, which rallied 4.1% last week, bringing its year-to-date positive return to...
Netflix’s new pop-up eatery comes as brands leverage restaurants to create physical touchpoints to connect with consumers, either building on existing affinity or looking to reestablish what was lost. The streaming service announced Wednesday (June 14) the launch of Netflix Bites, set to open in...
The CE 100 Index gained 2.3% as artificial intelligence (AI) sparked investor enthusiasm and the earnings season continued to wind down for the March quarter. This past week’s performance brought the Index to a positive 14.2% return as measured year to date. C3.ai shares soared...
Twitter users can now apply to monetize their content on the platform. Announcing the new Subscriptions offering in a Thursday (April 13) tweet, Elon Musk said users could tap on “Monetization” in the settings on the platform and apply to offer their followers subscriptions of material like...
